30th April 2011

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 2 this evening
Grey Plover
Bar-tailed Godwit x 2
Sandwich Tern through earlier (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Arctic Tern x 2 on Engine Pool this afternoon (Birdguides)

29th April 2011

Coventry
Waxwing x 6 Canley Road (Chris Flanagan)

Kingsbury WP
Arctic Tern x 1 (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Arctic Tern x 3 (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Bar-tailed Godwits x 13 over NE
Arctic Tern x 3 (Birdguides)

28th April 2011

Seeswood Pool
Arctic Tern x6
Common Tern x2
Lesser Whitethroat x1 (D.Hutton)

Shustoke
Arctic Tern x3
Common Tern 10+
Swift x10 (D.Hutton)

Earlswood Lakes
Arctic Tern x 1 on Windmill Pool (Birdguides)


Arctic Tern at Shustoke by Dave Hutton

27th April 2011

Brandon Marsh
Ruff (f) on East Marsh (K Groocock)

Draycote Water
Little Gull (RBA)
Whimbrel In Toft Bay at 1700 (RBA)

Earlswood Lakes
Arctic Tern (2) (RBA)
Mandarin on Windmill Pool (M Griffiths)
Swift (Over) (M Griffiths)

Kingsbury Water Park (Cliff Pool)
Honey Buzzard Flew north at 1030 (RBA)

25th April 2011

Earlswood Lakes
Sandwich Tern x 3 late morning
Mandarin Duck (Birdguides)

Sandwich Tern x 1 still present at 5:15pm on buoy on Windmill Pool
Lesser Whitethroat in scrub to south of Windmill Pool (Matthew Griffiths)

Nuneaton
Grasshopper Warbler up to 3 present at Gipsy Lane (Dave Hutton)

Brandon Marsh
Grasshopper Warbler x 5 reeling at east end of reserve
Ruff (Steve Valentine)

Grasshopper Warbler at Brandon Marsh by Steve Valentine

Grasshopper Warbler at Gipsy Lane by Dave Hutton

Grasshopper Warbler at Brandon Marsh by Max Silverman

24th April 2011

Long Itchington
Red Kite over at 1:00pm (Dan Grantham)

23rd April 2011

Hampton Lucy
Waxwing 10+ feeding in top of oak next to bridge over River Avon mid-afternoon (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Garganey (Birdguides)

Nuneaton
Grasshopper Warbler x 3 still present at Gipsy Lane this afternoon (Paul Lathbury)

Grasshopper Warblers at Nuneaton by Paul Lathbury

22nd April 2011

Brandon Marsh
Ruff (f) (I Brown)
Grasshopper Warbler (4) (I Brown)

Keresley
Waxwing (15) On Watery Lane in CP of Hare & Hounds Pub but flew off. (RBA)

Middleton Lakes - North Pit
Black Tern (3) (RBA)
Garganey (RBA)
Marsh Harrier (RBA)
Greenshank (3) (RBA)
Grasshopper Warbler
Pink-footed Goose

Waxwing (12) In craft centre car park (RBA)

Morton Bagot
Wood Sandpiper (2) (RBA)
Marsh Harrier (RBA)
Ruff (RBA)
Redstart (RBA)

Grasshopper Warbler at Brandon Marsh by Max Silverman

21st April 2011

Draycote Water
Black Tern (11) (K Groocock et al)

Kingsbury Water Park - Cliff Pool
Black Tailed Godwit (2) (K Sargent)
Grasshopper Warbler (K Sargent)

Kingsbury South
Common Tern (5) (K Sargent)

20th April 2011

Draycote Water
Marsh Harrier One over heading NE at 1040 (RBA)
Black Tern (3) 1430 (RBA)
Arctic Tern (1) 1400 (RBA)

Earlswood Lakes
Whinchat male
Mandarin still on Windmill Pool

Middleton Hall
Waxwing (14) On craft centre carpark (RBA)
Black Tailed Godwit (1) On Hall Lake (RBA)

Ladywalk Reserve (Permit Only)
Grasshopper Warbler (3)
Cuckoo

Alvecote Pools

Marsh Harrier male circled Upper Pool from 13.10 to 13.15 (R Smith)

19th April 2011

Earlswood Lakes
Little Tern x 3 over Engine Pool, flew towards Terry's Pool and were not seen again (Martin Lindop)

Brandon Marsh
Hobby
Cuckoo
Lesser Whitethroat
Wheatear x 2 male
Grasshopper Warbler
Garden Warbler (Keith Yates)

Warwick
Black Redstart female in private garden (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 1
Little Gull x 2 (Birdguides)

18th April 2011

Draycote Water
Osprey flew north
Little Gull x 24
Black Tern x 4
Arctic Tern x 2 (Birdguides)

17th April 2011

Brandon Marsh
Marsh Harrier female over Newlands Marsh this afternoon (Birdguides)

16th April 2011

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Waxwing x 8 near craft centre car park (Birdguides)

15th April 2011

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Waxwing c.20 still in the craft centre car park at Middleton Hall (Birdguides)

14th April 2011

Middleton Hall Lakes RSPB
Waxwing x 13 large tree behind Middleton Hall
Grasshopper Warbler
Sedge Warbler x 6 singing
Wheatear x (pair) at north pit
Dunlin
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Ringed Plover x 2
Common Tern x 3
Goosander x 1 redhead (John Harris)

13th April 2011

Brandon Marsh
Wheatear

Draycote Water (Bob Hazell et al)
Wheatear (2) Farborough Bank
Yellow Wagtail (29) Farborough Bank
Blue Headed Wagtail Farborough Bank
Common Sandpiper (1) Fishing Pontoons
Brambling (c15) North Shore
Common Tern

12th April 2011

Brandon Marsh
Golden Plover c30/35 over East Marsh at 1130 (A Burton)

Draycote Water
Brambling c12 Lincroft Point
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail c11
Sand Martin c300
House Martin
Swallow

Kingsbury Water Park (Cliff Pool)
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper (2)

Coleshill
Hobby flew over Blythe Bridge towards Shustoke

Middleton
Waxwing c20 Crafte centre car park

Drayton Basset Pits
Pink Footed Goose
Common Sandpiper

11th April 2011

Seeswood Pool Wheatear x1 female on hedgerow at the back end (D.Hutton) Coventry Red Kite soaring over Foleshill/Stoke area at 10:45am (Steve Lane) Brandon Marsh Ruff East Marsh (RBA) Middleton Lakes RSPB Waxwing x 14 13:30 (RBA) Draycote Water Osprey over (Birdguides)

10th April 2011

Seeswood Pool
Sedge Warbler x1 singing at the back end (D.Hutton)

Draycote Water
Black Tern off Farborough Bank 1025 (D Hutton)
Little Gull (2)
Sandwich Tern (2)
Common Tern
Blue Headed Wagtail

Southam
Raven over (Tony Gray)

Brandon Marsh
Marsh Harrier
Cuckoo

Kingsbury
Green Sandpiper (4)

April 9th 2011

Long Lawford (Rugby)
Red Kite heading NW at midday (Bumbling Bears)

Fishers Mill
Reed Warbler
Sedge Warbler

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake (Reported on unofficial Brandon site)

8th April 2011

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake Still on East Marsh (RBA, C Farr)
Cuckoo heard near Carlton Hide (C Farr)
Swallow x 5 on wires (C Farr)
Wheatear male on East Marsh (G Wooton et al)

Shustoke Reservoir
Red-Crested Pochard fem off car park area

Kingsbury
Green Sandpiper (4) Cliff Pool (B Duckhouse)

Draycote Water
White Wagtail Farborough Bank (B Hazell)

7th April 2011

Coton Lakes
Reed Warbler x2 (D.Hutton)

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake from East Marsh Hide at 0720 (S McAusland)
Reed & Sedge Warbler reported (P Norman)

Ladywalk Reserve (Permit only)
Reed Warbler from hide B (Birding Today)

Draycote Water
Little Gull (2 first summer)
Osprey (1) Over Biggin Bay
Little Ringed Plover (1) Near old visitor centre
Swallow (2)
Brambling (2f) (all K Groocock)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Waxwing c.20 at Middleton by craft centre car park (for 2nd day) (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin Duck drake on Windmill Pool (Birdguides)

Long Compton
Common Redstart female (Birdguides)

6th April 2011

Shustoke Reservoir
Red Crested Pochard female, at east end. (RBA)

Long Compton
Redstart (RBA)

Draycote Water
Little Gull (5 - 3 first summer, 2 adult)
Mediterranean Gull (1 nr adult)
Wheatear
Brambling (North Shore)

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake on East Marsh throughout the day (RBA K Groocock et al)
Osprey over this afternoon
Swallow (3) (K Groocock et al)
Pink Footed Goose on golf course near Newlands (K Groocock)

Spotted Crake at Brandon Marsh by Kevin Groocock

5th April 2010

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake - showing well in channel to left of East Marsh Hide for several hours this morning (Ade Johnson et al)
Golden Plover - c150 over (Ade Johnson)

Earlswood Lakes (Engine Pool)
Little Gull at 13:33 (Mark Sulway)
Common Tern (Mark Sulway)

Warwick
Redstart Male at Guys Cliffe, briefly 12:42, (RBA)

Shustoke Reservoir
Red-crested Pochard female still (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Red-breasted Merganser x 2 (1 drake) off valve tower then flew north
Sandwich Tern
Little Gull x 4 (all 1s)
Mediterranean Gull x2
Rock Pipit
Yellow Wagtail x 11
White Wagtail
Wheatear
Cuckoo
Brambling 15+ ( Birding Today)

4th April 2010

Brandon Marsh

Spotted Crake in channel to left of East Marsh Hide on & off today (J Wesson)

Osprey passed through late afternoon

Earlswood Lakes

Little Gull first summer on Engine Pool 07.15 to 11.00 at least (Martin Lindop)

Claybrooke Marsh, Coventry

Redstart male (P Gibson)

3rd April 2011

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members

Spotted Crake in reeds from Wright Hide early morning

Pied Flycatcher male in New Hare Covert (RBA)

Draycote Water

Little Gull x 2 first summers

Shustoke Reservoir

Red-crested Pochard female on Fly Fishing Pool still

Cuckoo (A Archer)

Middleton Hall

Little Ringed Plover x 2

Green Sandpiper x 4 (A Archer)

Alvecote Pools

Goosander x 2 females on Mill Pool

Swallow x 5 over Mill Pool

House Martin over Gilman's Pool

Blackcap male singing at Gilman's Pool (A Archer)

Seeswood Pool

Cuckoo heard calling from the direction of Lady Wood this morning

Whittleford Park

Chiffchaff x 5

Blackcap x 2

Bilton, Rugby
Blackcap male in private garden (James Thornton)

2nd April 2011

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members
Spotted Crake showed well for 10 minutes from Jon Baldwin Hide (A Archer)

Golden Plover x 5 on East Marsh

Little Ringed Plover x 4 on East Marsh

Blackcap x 2 singing males

Willow Warbler x 2 singing males

Marsh Tit

Shustoke Reservoir
Red-crested Pochard female on Fly Fishing Pool

Sandwich Tern flew in to roost at 6.20pm (S Cawthray, D Hutton)

Draycote Water
Little Gull at least 3 (Birdguides)

Sandwich Tern at Shustoke Reservoir by Dave Hutton

1st April 2011

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members

Spotted Crake from Baldwin Hide on & off but very elusive (RBA)

Shustoke Reservoir

Red-crested Pochard female at dusk

Merlin female flew north

House Martin (P Forbes)

Middleton Hall

Green Sandpiper x 5 on Hall Lake (J Allen)